tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post1171078556722478693..comments2023-12-16T09:55:55.411-05:00Comments on Diary of a Dying Mom: Confessions of a Former NurseMichelle Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318613737219902794noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-27387585979648492122023-10-10T10:17:48.022-04:002023-10-10T10:17:48.022-04:00Really Work Fast,
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Diabetes<br />12.CHRONIC PANCREATIC<br />13.CHLAMYDIA<br />14.ZIKA VIRUS<br />Lisa Nayna Tumelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432740237674972341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-17207592751116108822010-04-27T17:48:35.356-04:002010-04-27T17:48:35.356-04:00After reading the CNN article today, I found Miche...After reading the CNN article today, I found Michelle's diary. WOW. I am blown away by wife/mother/loving friend and mentor's words. I sincerely hope that your family is doing well, and that time has healed...always with a bright, yellow light shining in your minds.<br />My mother has the same disease (recently diagnosed), so, this diary is feeding me insight--although sad, and knowing that there are many degrees of Scleroderma,I am learning and gaining strength.<br /><br />I'd LOVE to read this diary in book form. Michelle's writing is extremely eloquent and honest.<br /><br />Your truly,<br />EricaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560308973924834955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-306595623049986112008-10-21T18:29:00.000-04:002008-10-21T18:29:00.000-04:00Michelle, I'm very sorry that I am just now findin...Michelle, I'm very sorry that I am just now finding your blog, your writing is so inspiring and honest. I'm sorry that you had to leave your family, but I'm glad to hear that you had such great nurses. I am a nursing student at UPenn, I'm sure you would be happy to know that I discovered this in an email sent to the SON all students list. I didn't realize that you went to Penn until I was looking at the slide show and recognized the graduation hood you were wearing. This entry really hits home with me, I realize that while I did spend some time talking with patients and their families during my internship last summer I could have done more. I will try to do more try to be more available to patients and their families and learn about ways to help suffering patients and their families. I think we get wrapped up in the task sometimes and forget why we got into this, to help people. I hope your family is coping as best they can and getting the support they need. I will pray for them and try to remember you words when I work with patients. As my instructor says they are people first, remembering that makes me a better nurse. Thank you for your insight~MegUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185607977160732540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-46717666126117993002008-10-06T11:42:00.000-04:002008-10-06T11:42:00.000-04:00Michelle,Thank you so much for your beautiful blog...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your beautiful blog. I am a mother of small children myself, and a home care nurse (with a bachelor's in French from Bryn Mawr College back in the mists of time), currently running a new program for new grad nurses starting their careers in home care. I sent the nurse interns all the link to this blog because you talk about issues that are so close to the beating heart of health care as it ought to be. I think of you a lot and am wishing you love and comfort and peace and joy in your journey, whatever it consists of. Every nurse hopes to Make a Difference. I hope that you know that you are doing that very thing in a gigantic way, even now.<BR/>Much love,<BR/>Judith (=Rosie Bonner)Rosie Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083702605273628930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-83165619535098295902008-10-04T21:34:00.000-04:002008-10-04T21:34:00.000-04:00Michelle,You are absolutely not a quitter! You are...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely not a quitter! You are so far from it! Deciding that you have had enough pain is not quitting, and we all support you and understand that you are ready.<BR/><BR/>You have been a wonderful friend, an inspiration, a teacher, and all kinds of other things I can't put into words. Not just with your fight with scleroderma, but everything you do is inspirational. The way you parent, your writings, the way you fight for your rights and others, and so much more! I am so blessed to have known you! And I love you!<BR/><BR/>ConnieConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398917435162744064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-32238972831274079212008-10-03T19:04:00.000-04:002008-10-03T19:04:00.000-04:00Michelle,The word quitter should not even be in yo...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>The word quitter should not even be in your vocabulary. You are one of the strongest people I know. Just follow your heart and you will find peace. You have all of our love and support!<BR/><BR/>My thoughts and prayers are with you, Bill, Aidan, Amelia and your family. <BR/><BR/>Much love,<BR/>Sharon <BR/>xoxoxSharon Suleckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881629252412898940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-5724245231703600422008-10-03T16:34:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:34:00.000-04:00Michelle, My heart is aching for you and your fami...Michelle, <BR/><BR/>My heart is aching for you and your family. I wish you peace and comfort. <BR/><BR/>You know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.<BR/><BR/>All my Love,<BR/>Ann XOXOXOXOXOAnn Marie Cinquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933064167113596772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-79414028447191133302008-10-03T14:36:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:36:00.000-04:00I just wanted to say thank you. This journal is an...I just wanted to say thank you. This journal is an incredibly intimate account of both astounding joy and inconceivable sorrow, and I'm privileged to have access to such an account.<BR/><BR/>Both you, and your family, have my thoughts.fire_brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374813766956212828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-38328687131696169282008-10-03T14:34:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:34:00.000-04:00Michelle, I was crushed to read your blog yesterda...Michelle, I was crushed to read your blog yesterday even though I knew it was coming, but wishing not so soon. It is just a selfish thought though and I know the battle has been too long for everyone. <BR/><BR/>Remember you are not a quitter, you have always been a fighter, with such grace and dignity, such poise, wisdom, and strength. You are forever my inspiration, as Bill and the children are. I have been praying for your comfort, peace and mercy, not to mention for your children, Bill, your mom and family. <BR/><BR/>Your blog is a beautiful gift you have shared with everyone, and something we won't ever lose sight of...your wise lessons learned, funny stories, traditions, inspirations... <BR/><BR/>Most of all, the best gift has been your precious friendship all these years. You've always believed in me and in who I am, even when I doubted myself. I love you and pray I will see you again, in this life, and the next. I love you with all my heart. GraceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413814086971270877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-20712075478292255552008-10-03T13:18:00.000-04:002008-10-03T13:18:00.000-04:00MIchelle, I just found your e-mail address (many w...MIchelle, <BR/><BR/>I just found your e-mail address (many weeks after you gave it to me--long, unimportant story...) I was going to e-mail you directly so we could have a private conversation, but it dawned on me how selfish that was. All your energy should be saved for this incredible blog for everyone to share. <BR/> <BR/>So far today, there are 41 comments to today's post. Clearly I cannot add anything that hasn't been said, but please allow me to add my voice to the chorus. You are an inspiration, and your words beautiful. I will hold you in a special place in my heart. Although it has been years since I have seen you, prior to finding this blog, I always looked forward to getting your annual Christmas letter, because I loved the beautiful way you wrote about your family. This blog has been a real gift. I thank you for the opportunity to share with you what you are experiencing, no matter how raw and painful.<BR/><BR/>I send you all my love. Lexi<BR/><BR/>P.S. I know your Grandmother will help you along the way, and if you bump into my Mom, say hi. She is full of love to spare and always loves to help (and trust me, there will be plenty of laughs in the process!). oxoxThe EconoMusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746258318901999874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-3066555522055464672008-10-03T12:18:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:18:00.000-04:00Michelle, While I miss you and think of you often,...Michelle, While I miss you and think of you often, the latest news of you being in hospice caught me by surprise. I read your blog in spurts, so hadn't caught up in a while. When Nancy forwarded a message to me, I hadn't read a message since you first began to gain weight - so I was quite saddened to catch up.<BR/><BR/>I'm very sorry you didn't get the quality years you wanted and deserved from the tpn, but you have fought so hard for so long, the last thing anyone would ever consider you is a quitter. You were so amazingly courageous throughout this entire journey. You have lived a rich, rich, life. And you have inspired so many people, including me, to live their lives.<BR/><BR/>And I’ve been a horrible friend – reading your blog – and often thinking ‘what can I do to help them out?’, and never coming up with anything that seemed good enough. At least now, I can say ‘Goodbye’ and let you know that you have had a great impact on my life. I will think of you often and it will always remind me to learn to live. I truly think you have touched more lives than most of us will if we live to be 312.<BR/><BR/>Love and peace to all of you, MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414127813300403636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-80490854267516737312008-10-03T12:05:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:05:00.000-04:00Michelle,Thank you for writing even admist your da...Michelle,<BR/>Thank you for writing even admist your daily struggles. Your wisdom and and insight will forever impact me and my interactions with my family and friends. I'm grateful to have known you through your words. (I do recall seeing you years ago at STM when you were starting a ministry). I know The Lord will abundantly provide for you and your family. Bill, Aidan, and Amelia will be fine - afterall: they have you in them. My prayers are with you and your family. Soon we know the Good Lord will be holding you and all will be at peace.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436481592990544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-37787912893884294012008-10-03T11:33:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:33:00.000-04:00Dear Michelle - I wish you peace. Your children a...Dear Michelle - I wish you peace. Your children are so very blessed to know that the person they call Mom is so courageous. May it give you comfort to know that in the days and years ahead, you live on in the hearts of all those who love you......God bless you......Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645529897838003834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-42970012785993074852008-10-03T10:06:00.000-04:002008-10-03T10:06:00.000-04:00Your blog should be required reading for medical s...Your blog should be required reading for medical students.<BR/>When my Father made a similar decision regarding ending his battle with disease, I selfishly told him that I would rather have him in pain and alive than not have him at all. Unfortunately, by the time we drove the 5 hours to be by his side it was too late to take back those words. <BR/>What has happened to you and your family is not fair,but I am grateful that you shared this personal experience with the world. Your words have changed the way I see living and dying and I wish for you comfort and peace.<BR/>LindaLinda Summerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131029811348628820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-66075701826872099992008-10-03T10:03:00.000-04:002008-10-03T10:03:00.000-04:00Michelle, you know I have been reading your blog r...Michelle, you know I have been reading your blog regularly. I don't comment because I can't find the words to write (the way you do!) what I want to say but I had to post today. I think of you and your family many times each day and send so many hopes to you for feeling better and easing this time. You know I love you! You are inspirational (36 comments to this post!!) and you are truly helping people in a way that I wish I could do. Just like me there are many of your friends and others reading who don't even comment but whose hearts are with all of you, all the time. Mine will continue to be with you and wishing you peace and comfort. All my love, Sarah H.sarahawlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162617041991598142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-56612261459776675192008-10-03T09:39:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:39:00.000-04:00Michelle- I think about you and Bill and the kids ...Michelle- I think about you and Bill and the kids often. We are praying for you and holding you close in our hearts. You are not a quitter. You are a marvel- you have touched so many lives- not just with your illness and your stories, but just by being always you for your whole life. Our living is much better because of you. And you leave a wonderful legacy. I love you. Hugs. <BR/>KristineKristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901562380381025029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-7343046917850780902008-10-03T01:21:00.000-04:002008-10-03T01:21:00.000-04:00Michelle,I have been reading your blog for a littl...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>I have been reading your blog for a little over a month now. I left you a comment on a prayer page that another reader had made for you but I wasn't sure if you had a chance to read them.<BR/><BR/>So I'll leave you another message here!<BR/><BR/>I find your struggle truly inspiring. I wish you didn't have to deal with the pain and suffering that you're going through. It just shows that life is just not fair but you have to make the best of it. And you my dear, have definitely made the best of it! Your stories of your children and flipping off your husband (haha!) are just wonderful. I wish I could meet you in person just to give you a hug and be by your side.<BR/><BR/>I just hope you know you are loved by so many, even if most of us here have never actually met you. You're a strong woman and DEFINITELY not a quitter! I will miss you and your stories dearly. I hope your final days on Earth are peaceful and full of wonderful memories that you take with you to Heaven.<BR/><BR/>Much love,<BR/>DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-23106325747611732832008-10-03T00:54:00.000-04:002008-10-03T00:54:00.000-04:00Michelle,I stumbled upon your blog about a month o...Michelle,<BR/>I stumbled upon your blog about a month or so ago and I must admit that I look foward to reading it everyday...I must also admit that reading today's blog brought me to tears, because it seems like your whole story is rapidly approaching it's conclusion and I realize that you are sharing the final chapters in your life with us. To tell you the truth it just breaks my heart to know that one of these days I'm not going to be able to log on and read your latest blog, but at least I had the chance to read some of them, right?<BR/>I know I've never met you but I feel like I know you and I can honestly say that I will miss you and your amazing blogs.<BR/>Sorry for this being so long but I wanted to post this because I don't want to regret not posting it later...Thank you for bringing me and everyone else on this journey with you...I'll never forget it. You and your family are in my prayers for every second of every day.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm in school to become a nurse and thanks to you I will try my hardest to connect with the patients I will eventually treat...and I will see them as people with stories, families, & fears and not patients that I have to deal with...Thanks...NCgirl19https://www.blogger.com/profile/08837037677166342335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-12794215031717184072008-10-03T00:27:00.000-04:002008-10-03T00:27:00.000-04:00I wish you and your family did not have to go thro...I wish you and your family did not have to go through all of this struggle. But I hope that I *do* have such a struggle if it leads me to the focus and depth of understanding you seem to have gained. In the meantime, I will continue to try to learn what you have learned. <BR/><BR/>I hope your heart heals and that you are able to find a way to achieve your dreams, even if it's not the way you'd planned.<BR/><BR/>With much love and admiration,<BR/><BR/>Shan :+)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-32037307361551344192008-10-02T23:57:00.000-04:002008-10-02T23:57:00.000-04:00My heart breaks for you, Bill, your children, the ...My heart breaks for you, Bill, your children, the rest of your family, your friends, your colleagues, everyone reading this blog. When I get sad in front of my kids about missing my mom, my son (who never met her) always says, "She's right here, Mommy, Grandmama is right here." And I always want to believe him with an open heart. I'm a believer and it fills the hole ever so slightly to think that she is experiencing them from Heaven, watching them grow. <BR/><BR/>So I wonder what the view from Heaven is going to be like for you, (My friend once told me that people in Heaven don't watch their loved ones on Earth having sex or going to the bathroom!) and I wish there were some way for us down here to know what it's really like. But that may sound selfish and not for us to know until we are called. <BR/><BR/>Until then, thank you, and please understand how deeply you will be missed...on so many levels. <BR/><BR/>~SarahBird Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495802335144170124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-26678114014252528922008-10-02T23:21:00.000-04:002008-10-02T23:21:00.000-04:00If you had the time and energy to read a few more ...If you had the time and energy to read a few more books, I'd recommend "Kitchen Table Wisdom" by Rachel Naomi Remen. Your writing today reminds me of hers. She writes about her struggle to become a caring doctor and a healing person in a medical establishment that teaches people to keep their distance. And the stories she shares are beautiful.<BR/><BR/>The other book that might be helpful is "Midwife for Souls: Spiritual Care for the Dying." I appreciate the author's perspective that this this is a time of transition, where you will be born into another life, a beginning as well as an ending. The child in the womb does not leave without a struggle, but enters into a life he or she could not have imagined. And so it is in dying. <BR/><BR/>I started working in hospice in my late 40s, and I know I would not be able to do what I do earlier in my life. I had to grow a lot first. And I don't do the hardest tasks. I work with the bereaved, which I find easier than working with the dying. When you were a young nurse, it took courage for you just to silently change the dressings on those wounds you saw. And the fact that you stayed and finished the task meant a lot to those patients, even if you didn't know what to say. <BR/><BR/>You do have wonderful people caring for you. I'm glad you're in their care. It takes a while to figure out how to make each person comfortable. I hope you hang in there a little longer, but it's okay if you can't. When the time comes, I wish you a peaceful passing with as many good days as is possible. You've fought hard and bravely.Sue Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235802501153109730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-74538549514794856012008-10-02T22:19:00.000-04:002008-10-02T22:19:00.000-04:00Michelle,There are so many of us out here wanting ...Michelle,<BR/>There are so many of us out here wanting to reach out and hug you and help you find peace. You have given so much with your words. You have touched my heart and soul. I was teaching my 8th grade religion class telling them that sometimes the bad things that happen to people is not meant for the person but maybe for others. Your blog has been an incredible gift to many. I am hoping to go home to South Bend in November, the GROTTO is calling me. A candle will be lit to honor your life and the lives of those you leave behind. Thank you to your friends for sharing you with us. God Bless you and keep you. JoAnn (Hanlon) Miller Apex, NCJOANNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107680859032042559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-88536305925138326132008-10-02T21:55:00.000-04:002008-10-02T21:55:00.000-04:00You'd think I'd know what to say. I used to work f...You'd think I'd know what to say. I used to work for hospice in New York and I have lost two brothers, a sister, my mother and mother-in-law. My sister and father-in-law are now both terminally ill. But the truth of the matter is that there is nothing I can say to make this better. To make this not suck. To make it okay. No one can. It just sucks. <BR/><BR/>But what I can say is that you are brave. You are generous. You are strong. You are a good mama. You are smart. You are kind and good and decent. And this isn't fair for you or anyone that knows and loves you. I am so very sorry. <BR/><BR/>My prayer for you will be that you will finish your journey here on earth in peace. That in ending this journey you will begin a new one where you can breathe deeply and easily, take long walks, laugh often, help your children grow in a way only an angel can and that those still on earth will feel your love every single day. <BR/><BR/>Much love to you.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09455909355600947897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104578032634659547.post-8065895253771040312008-10-02T21:07:00.000-04:002008-10-02T21:07:00.000-04:00Dear Michelle,Thank you for sharing your self and ...Dear Michelle,<BR/>Thank you for sharing your self and your journey. I have been thinking about you and your family every day in my prayers. I know that your grandmother has her arms wide open to hold you. I am holding you in my heart for always. Love, gracegracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776322519076770292noreply@blogger.com